The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-05
LATE NEWS.

/ August 23rd, says 1t is probable that the
loss of the rice crop will exceed the
| 800, 900 estimate two weeks ago. Dis
couraging news continues to come from
the flooded districts of lower Carolina,
along the Santee and Savannah rivers.
/ The very serious question now before the
rice planters is, what disposition is to be
made of the negroes on the plantation
until the first of next year? There is no
way for them to earn living, and in the
mean time they will have to be supplied
with food. Ii nothing is done for these
negroes during the next four months
they viii starye.
a Washington special of August 22nd
says: Charles Williams, the widely
known war correspondent of the London
"Chronicle," visited Washington last
week for the purpose of seeing General
Sheridan, who, unfortunately, was abb
sent from the city. Speaking of Euro
pean affairs, he said it was hardly posi-
BILE for another year to pass without
war His idea is that there will not be
war bdtween Germany and France, but
that England and Italy will unite with
Turkey in grand combat with Russia.
When he left England General
Wolseley advised him not to be absent
after March, 1888, and he will make no
engagement beyond that time.
The condition of Mrs. John A Logan
August 23rd was such as to crafty her
friends. Since the resetting of the frac-
ture OF the left shoulder-blade and the
reduction of the dislocation of her elbow
her recovery has been very rapid. She
was able to leave her bed within a few
days of the operation, and it is decided
that the splints can be abandoned by the
middle of this week Her health in
other respects is better than at any time
since the death of her husband, and
there is notable improvement in her
spirits.
A Winnipeg special of August 25th
says; Letters from Frazier and Stewart,
dated Fort Chippewyan, July 9Th, state
that they reached that point after many
and destructive. The restitution at
Fort Chippewyan last winter was terrible
and several cases of cannibalism are
reported One old woman at Little Red
River admits having killed and eaten
her whole family. Starvation and can
nibalism are also reported from Mac
kenzie river.
ROME, Aug. 25.-The Government of
New South Wales having offered 3OO,-
900 acres of land to any missionary
society that will undertake to civilize the
natives, the Pope has directed that i'm
mediate attention be paid to the offer in
order to forestall Protestant societies. q
SYRACUSE, August 2O.-The United
Labor Convention yesterday put full
State ticket in the field, as follows
Secretary of State, Henry George of
New York; Controller, Victoria A. VIII
der of Kings; State Treasurer, B. H.
Cummings of Montgomery; Attorney
General, Dennis G. Feely of Monroe
State Engineer and Surveyor, Sylvanus
A. Sweet OF Broome.
SOFIA August 24th.-Messrs. Sterron
and Grekon have refused to join the
Ministry, which will apparently be COM
posed of nonenities, as all the leading
men of the country are holding aloof
LONDON, August 24th.-The Argen-
tine Republic 5 per cent gold loan of
10, 291 900 pesos will be introduced on
the Berlin Bourse tomorrow. Advance
sales at 81 per cent are brisk. The loan
is offered at 90.
The great Ebor handicap, l, 900 SOW
ereigns, was run August oath at the
York August meeting and was won by
Silence, Oliver Twist second, Agitator
third. There were seven starters.
Rear-Admiral Craven, United States
Navy (retired), of Washington, died at
the Charlestown Navy Yard August 23d
OF heart disease.
LONDON, August 23.-Tn the bicycle
contest at Shields to-day, Woodside of
Philadelphia beat Beattersby by twenty
FIVE yards in a mile race. Time, 2 As.
Temple of Chicago beat Wood in a Emile
race. Time, 4 40.
VIENNA, August Observation-Disclosures
Maria Josepha is dying from puerperal
fever.
BOMBAY, August 2sd.-Natives arriv-
ing here say the Russians captured and
imprisoned a messenger sent by the
Emir OF Bokhara to the Sultan of Tur-
key with complaints against the Gar.
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